World Geo unit 4-Human Environmental Interaction

The Sahel, once home to many grazing animals, is quickly becoming part of the Sahara Desert for all of the following reasons EXCEPT—

• over-grazing

• air pollution

• over-crowding

• poor land management

Every now and then, the El Niño weather phenomenon warms the Pacific coastal waters of South

America during the month of December. What is one consequence of El Niño in South American

countries such as Ecuador and Peru?

• Winters are unseasonably warm and sunny.

• Coastal areas are under an increased threat of hurricanes.

• Farmers lose money and go hungry because of drought conditions.

• Fishermen lose money and go hungry because of decreased fish populations.

Places like El Paso, Texas have invested in --?-- in order to --?--

• irrigation flat boards; water crops that are located far away from the tapped body of water

• desalination plants; provide fresh, potable water to growing populations

• installing solar panels; replace or supplement traditional sources of energy with a more eco-friendly option

• dredging; decrease the likeliness of flooding due to the effects of El Niño

The building of dams for the purpose of water storage and for generating electricity in the

western United States was essential for

• Population growth

• National Parks

• Transportation

• Political instability

Safety inspectors have some concerns about the potential effects of a natural disaster on the power plant. Based on what you know about the plans, which kind of natural disaster do the planners most need to consider?

• Wildfires

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

Which nation has been in the news headlines for devastating deforestation and what impact do these fires have on the rest of the world?

• Colombia; it will lead to a decrease in the emission of greenhouse gases globally.

• Brazil; it will increase the emission of greenhouses gases and temperatures.

• Ecuador, it will increase the amount of absorbed greenhouse gases globally.

• Argentina; it will decrease the amount of greenhouse gases in the Amazon Basin but increase overall temperatures globally

environment

• everything on and around the Earth’s surface and atmosphere

• the natural or human destruction of forests

• the process of removing salt from seawater

• seasonal winds that bring moist air in the summer and dry air in the winter across much of southern and eastern Asia

Natural Disasters like Hurricane Katrina can

• can displace thousands of people.

• Population growth

• Population Density

• e oil industry is growing faster in Texas than in Louisiana.

Technology like the image above helps

• Middle Eastern Countries are dealing with the catastrophic damages of Tsunamis

• the Netherlands is using technology and policies to deal with continued flooding due to climate change.

• population increases in East Asia have led to the creation of more elaborate public infrastructure.

• terrace farming and dikes have minimized the damages caused by rising sea levels in Western

  countries.

Are a low pressure storm that usually forms over land

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Tsunami